This is the script of the drama
"MARINE BIODIVERSITY",composed by me.
Shagu : Namasthe. We are from Srimathi Durgadevi
Choudhary Vivekananda Vidhyalaya. Here we have a small present for you. It is
our trial to make awareness about marine creatures, its eco system, its
importance and threat to it.
Three friends are
walking on the sea shore of Bay of Bengal. Let’s watch them.
Scene
– 1
Hari, Vishal and Varsha are walking on the sea shore.
Hari : What a
cool breeze; but some offensive smell? (Closes his nostril)
They see some fishes are scattered.
Hari : Hey, see
here, so many tiny dead fishes!
Vishal : The fisher
men might have thrown it
Varsha : It’s of no use
to them. They can sell only big fishes.
Hari : Then why did they catch the small
ones.
Vishal : No, no; they are not caught, but entangled
with the big ones.
Hari : if fishes are killed at young, how the
fish population will grow.
Vishal : Even
adult fishes are caught faster than their birth rate. This causes large
reduction.
Varsha : The
whales have been over hunted for their meat and oil.
Vishal : Four whale species namely Fin, Blue, Sei and
Humpback are declined.
Varsha : Today
modern techniques have made the whale hunting easy and the blue whale is an
endangered species.
Scene – 2
Venkat is repairing his net. While walking, Hari’s leg
knotted in the net.
Hari : Ouch. I’m
caught.
Others laugh. Vishal
helps to get out.
Varsha : The
nets are made of nylon and donot rot underwater.
They become death trap to seals, dolphins and
other marine creatures.
Venkat :
(Stands up) Sorry, that I don’t know; please tell me more about it.
Vishal : We also
destroy coral reef.
Hari : what is
coral reef? What are their importances?
Varsha : Coral
reefs are cup shaped sea habitats. These protect the soft bodied animals. It
helps in mitigating marine disasters, providing raw material for industry. They
also control green house effect.
Vishal : Corals
are damaged by boats. Not only that; they are also harmed by spear guns and
poisons, used for catching fish.
Venkat : Yes, yes. I agree, I have seen many corals
damaged.
Scene – 3
While these 4 continue walking, Shaguftha was walking in
front of them and eating some foods from polythene pack. After finishing the
eating she throws the polythene pack over the sea bed.
Varsha : (Shouting at Shaguftha) Hey, don’t throw the
plastic. The sea is not a rubbish bin.
Shagu :
Sorry, I forgot for a moment
Hari : So much of waste is pumped and dumped into the sea.
Vishal :
Poisonous acids, farm chemicals and all are washed down by rain and enter the
oceans.
Shagu : Can’t
the ocean break up and dissolve large quantities of waste.
Vishal : Of
course, but there are limits. Many sea animals are injured, strangled or
suffocated. The toxic wastes is driving the animals away.
Hari :
Pesticides enter the water and accumulate in the bodies of aquatic organisms.
Varsha : You are
right, through the food chain, the poisions enter other animals and us too.
Venkat : Then we
will also become endangered.
Shagu : Other animals? In the Ocean?
Varsha : Yes, Oceans are the largest ecosystem. You
know, life began in ocean only, a single celled algae evolved. They are called Floating plants or Phyto plankton
Venkat : Is it?
Varsha : Yea, then single celled animals evolved,
called Floating
Animals or Zoo plankton. These feed on phyto plankton.
Venkat : Yes, It means both Plants and Animals are
available under the sea.
Vishal : Certainly, but not under the sea alone.
Marine organisms are classified as Floating, Swimming and Bottom dwelling
Hari : A diversified bio system.
Shag : The oceans are a rich store of food.
Every year, 70 Million tons of fish are caught. Modern technology has helped to
harvest more fish.
Venkat : As the human population increased, people
turned more and more towards the oceans for food and raw materials.
Shag : You
are right, because of this oceans are polluted, marine organisms are damged.
Venkat : How to
stop this nonsense?
Hari :
Countries have realised the importance of ocean. Laws are made to restrict the
dumping of ocean.
Vishal : Whales
have become the symbol for international ocean conservation.
Varsha : Oceans
can be conserved by Fishery management, Pollution control and regularising the
oil rigging.
Venkat : Gaps in
the fishing net must be large. So that small fish can escape and thus fish can
live longer and maintain the numbers. Thus over fishing can be restricted.
Vishal :
Hunting of seals, whales and sea birds should be prohibited.
Hari :
Pollution of ocean should be prevented.
All :
Thus we shall conserve our oceans and save us.
Scene - 4
Shagu : Dear
viewers, we understood the oceans and thier resources are essential for our
livlihood and economical well-being.
We should ensure that these resources and
opportunities are available for us and future generations.
Leaving this thought lingering in your mind,
we take a leave.
All :
Thank you.